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Unknown

late 17th–early 18th century · Ground of bast fiber (asa) · Asian Art

Judging from the traces of a rounded corner and former fold across the center of this textile, it may once have been a sleeve. A piece of this cloth in the National Museum of Japanese History, Sakura, bears an inscription with a date corresponding to 1710 that associates the cloth with a woman. It is rare for a stencil-dyed textile to be securely dated, especially with such a comparatively early date. A stencil was probably used to apply resist paste before this textile was dyed with indigo. Touches of darker indigo enhance the pattern here and there.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th–early 18th century

Medium

Ground of bast fiber (asa)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation Inc. and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2000 Benefit Fund, and funds from various donors, 2001